Caption Vitamin D must be transferred from the maternal blood across the layers of the human placental barrier to the foetus, as shown in this electron microscopy image. The maternal blood fills ...

In the human placenta, there are placental villi, and the surface of the villi consists of syncytiotrophoblast, also called barrier cells, that serve as the main barrier against foreign substances.

The project investigated whether certain drugs could cross the blood-placental barrier in pregnant women - a group of people who are rarely included in clinical trials due to ethical and practical ...

Vect-Horus has a clinical-phase solution to a key drug development challenge: crossing the blood–brain barrier (BBB). By targeting receptors on the barrier, Vect-Horus is empowering partners ...

Protective borders between the brain and the blood weaken with age. This includes the barrier formed by tightly linked epithelial cells in the choroid plexus, which generates cerebrospinal fluid. In ...

A new study by researchers from Marshall University and the University of Missouri highlights how exosomes—tiny vesicles ...

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is meant to protect the brain from noxious agents; however, it also significantly hinders the delivery of therapeutics to the brain. Several strategies have been ...